Education and Childhood Studies

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Bachelor's degree

Cambridge (Inghilterra)

Durata:3 Years

Descrizione

Develop your understanding of the purposes, and forms, of educational provision, and their conceptual bases, in a variety of institutional and cultural contexts from a range of practical and theoretical perspectives, including education in childhood. Promote your development as an organised, focused, and independent learner. Encourage and develop your intellectual curiosity, creativity, flexibility of thought and openness to the ideas of others, particularly in the context of educational theory and practice. Facilitatethe development of practical and intellectual skills.

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Requisiti: Non-Academic Conditions: CRB Checks required GCSE(s) Required: 5 GCSEs at grade C or above including English
We welcome applications from International and EU students. There are country-specific entry requirements.

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Programma

This honours degree provides opportunities to explore the wider aspects of educational provision in the UK and elsewhere, while focusing particularly on the education of children.

Year one core modules:

Research 1: An Introduction

Specialist Key Issues: An Introduction

Understanding Learning

Human Development

Families, Schools and the Formation of Identity

An Introduction to Education, Equality and Identity

Year two core modules:

International and Comparative Perspectives in Education

Research 2: Developing Understanding

Exploring the Curriculum

An Introduction to Educational Practice

Education and Society 1: Critical Approaches to Understanding the English Education System

Year three core modules:

Contemporary Issues

Undergraduate Major Project

Inclusive Practice in Early Childhood

Children's Rights: National and International Contexts

Year one optional modules (at least one of the following):

Sociology of Childhood

Early Childhood Pedagogy and Play

Anglia Language Scheme

Year two optional modules (at least two of the following):

Education Abroad: A Personal Experience

Creative Arts and Pedagogy

Special Needs in Education

Independent Learning Module

Work-based Learning 1

Anglia Language Scheme

Year three optional modules (three of the following):

Special Study

Work-based Learning 1

Independent Learning Module

Education: a Historical and Cross-cultural Perspective

Investigative Approaches to the Curriculum

Anglia Language Scheme

Assessment

Assessment will take place through a variety of methods including: essays and extended prose; presentations; placement proposals and reports; portfolios of evidence and reflective journals; pre-placement contracts; participation in web-discourse; and reflective analyses and evaluations.

Dedication: full-time.

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Career opportunities: Associated careers:
The skills, understanding and experience you acquire on this course can equip you for a wide range of possible careers in education, including teaching. Many possible careers will require some form of postgraduate training.
Link with professional industry/professional recognition:
The design of this course has been informed by the national Qualified Teacher Standards.